Summer photography competition

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To capture what “A Small Part of A Bigger Life” means to you we’d love to see your photos showing people enjoying very real, normal moments of life.

From festivals to sports, hill walking or sightseeing, eating out or family celebrations…whatever makes you feel happy!

HELPFUL HINTS FOR TAKING A WINNING SHOT!

Photographs should capture people / groups of people enjoying everyday life
Photographs should feel spontaneous and natural (avoid looking directly at the camera)
Preference will be given to images that‘raise a smile’ and create a ‘warm / happy feeling’
PRIZES

  • 1st Prize: Surprise gifts tailored to you & delivered to your door every month
    for a year! Plus! Your winning photo featured in a national campaign!
  • 2nd Prize: Surprise gifts delivered to your door every month for 6 months!
  • 3rd Prize: Surprise gifts delivered to your door every month for 3 months!
  • The top 12 entries will also receive and feature in a 2017 desk calendar.

Click here to enter

Eakin bake for Bowel Cancer Awareness month

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bake sale at eakin

For Bowel Cancer Awareness month everyone at Eakin made an extra special effort to make money for this worthwhile cause.

Hours were spent baking cakes and buns; these were then sold during coffee breaks this week. Around £200 was raised. This amount was matched by the company, bringing the grand total to over £400.

Eakin – one of the Top Northern Ireland manufacturers

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TG Eakin employees receiving an award

On 10th March eakin was the worthy winner in the ‘Medical and Life Sciences’ category at the ‘Made in Northern Ireland Awards’.

These awards recognise some of the fastest-growing,innovative and outstanding local manufacturing businesses.

The judging panel commented, “The manufacturing industry has undergone some turbulent times, but the winners and shortlisted companies demonstrate the outstanding skill and innovation that exists in Northern Ireland”.

JSSCR in Kofu

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Display of eakin wound pouches in Japan

Eakin Japan recently attended JSSCR in Kofu, Japan.

This marked the launch of Soft Convex and Paediatric Pouches in Japan. The reception from nurses was extremely positive. This was a great opportunity to meet with Japanese WOC nurses and discuss the benefits of Soft Convexity.

We also displayed Cohesive Seals, Eakin Wound Pouches and the accessories range, which led to a very busy and successful conference.

Sales training in Dubai

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eakin sales reps at a training seminar in Dubai

Olivier Montels, International Business Development Executive, visited Arab Health trade show in Dubai at the end of January.

Our Saudi Arabian distributor, Husn Al Emirat, took this opportunity to conduct a half day training for their sales force.

The training was aimed to give their sales force better product knowledge on our complete range of ostomy and wound care products and to get an update on New products Developments from Eakin.

New Product Launch: Small Access Window and midi Wound Pouch

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access window for eakin wound pouch

We are delighted to announce the launch of a new small Access Window and midi Wound Pouch with bung closure to our Wound Pouch range.

The newest pouch in the range has been designed, according to popular demand, to accommodate midline incision wounds. It measures 250 x 80mm and takes the total to 15 pouches in the range. The result is a comprehensive solution for wound management; from the smallest pouch measuring 45 x 30mm to the largest pouch on the market measuring 250 x 385mm.

In order to facilitate access to our small and medium pouches in the range, we have developed a small Access Window. This circular window has a maximum cutting diameter of 60mm. A slighter higher profile permits packing with gauze if required.

For further information please contact your local distributor.

Swiss and Dutch nurses visit Eakin

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Dutch visitors to the eakin factory on a trip to Belfast

Staff at Eakin were delighted to welcome the visitors, who travelled from all over Switzerland and Holland to attend an Eakin presentation and workshop

During their visit they also learnt the history of TG Eakin Ltd, received more training about our products and had an opportunity to tour the factory. A little time was left for our visitors to take in some of the tourist attractions, by way of the traditional black taxi and sample some local food.

We thank all our visitors for taking the time to visit us and we look forward to welcoming them again in the future.

Launch of Eakin Japan KK

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Japanese visitors to the eakin factory.

On 1st September 2015, Eakin Japan KK started operation as the Japanese subsidiary of TG Eakin, they are the sole distributor of Eakin products in the Japanese market.

Now, as well as our life changing products, we are bringing our own personal care and service to Japan. Eakin Japan KK, based in Tokyo is dedicated to working with Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses (WOCN) to help provide the best possible products and ostomy care. Visit www.eakin.co.jp for more information on Eakin Japan KK.